Bailey Rose Eve

1993 - 2023

Bailey Rose Eve

Nov. 7, 1993 - Dec. 18, 2023

BOUNTIFUL, UT - After a three year battle with Glioblastoma, Bailey passed away at home with loved ones beside her.

Bailey was born in Helena, MT and moved to Rochester, MN at age nine. An athlete with a competitive spirit, she started playing volleyball at 12 and fell in love with the sport. When the family moved to Salt Lake City just before her sophomore year, the players and coaches warmly welcomed her into the West High volleyball community.

Bailey excelled in everything she put her heart into. She was a varsity athlete in volleyball, basketball, and javelin in addition to being an excellent student throughout high school.

Following high school, Bailey received an offer to play collegiate volleyball for Garden City Community College in Kansas. Bailey finished her Bachelor's degree in Sociology at the University of Utah in 2019 while working as an Office Manager at a naturopathy clinic in Salt Lake. After graduation, she spent several of the best weeks of her life adventuring in Europe with friends.

A true collector of life experiences, Bailey did a lot while deciding her path after graduation. She worked at a local coffee shop, walked dogs, and coached high school volleyball under her former West High volleyball coach. During that time, she was diagnosed with Glioblastoma at age 26. Never one to give up or lose hope, Bailey continued to play sand volleyball and travel after surgery, radiation, and chemotherapy treatments. She never complained about her diagnosis, although she hated losing the ability to drive around in her little red Hyundai, blasting music with the windows down.

Bailey made lifelong friends everywhere she went, lit up every room with her personality, and turned every gathering into a fun party. She lived in and fully enjoyed the moment. She was fiercely independent and fearless. Bailey created opportunities to share adventures with friends and family and was always there to comfort and support her loved ones. It was such a privilege to be loved by her.

She was preceded in death by grandparents, Ed and Terri Eve and Frank Kattein, Jr.

Bailey will be laid to rest beside her beloved grandparents in Montana.

She leaves behind her heartbroken family: Frank Kattein III (father), Jackie Eve (mother), Annie Lee (sister), Won Yong Lee (stepfather), Tamara Follette (grandmother), Colin and Rachel Eve, Edward and Shannon Eve, Ken Kattein, Kristal and Michael Krause, Kris Lamb (aunts and uncles), Jackson, Ellie, Emma and Sam Eve (cousins), Jacob, El, Mackenzie, and Charlie Krause (cousins), Alyssa, Josh, and Cade Lamb (cousins). Her devoted best friend, Samantha Unruh, was by her side throughout her long illness.

A wake to celebrate her life will be on Wednesday, December 27, 2023 from 5:00-7:00 PM at Starks Funeral Parlor. Following the wake, a Celebration of Life will be held at Poplar Street Pub, Bailey's favorite bar, in downtown Salt Lake.

In lieu of flowers, Bailey would have preferred donations be sent to Best Friends Animal Sanctuary

Goodbye, Bailey. We will love you forever.